noun:

• over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - abbreviation - From English "monster parent" ➜ モンスターペアレント

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination - abbreviation ➜ 高等学校卒業程度認定試験

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination - abbreviation ➜ 高校卒業程度認定試験

noun:

• pushing away food one does not want to eat with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes - Geology term

noun:

• incense which supposedly allows the spirit of a departed loved one to be seen in the smoke

noun:

• potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly ➜ あんこ型【あんこがた】
• goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil - orig. meaning ➜ 鮟鱇【あんこう】

noun:

• calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body ➜ 直筆【ちょくひつ】・懸腕

noun:

• way of holding a calligraphy brush, with elbow away from the body and arm in the air ➜ 懸腕直筆【けんわんちょくひつ】

noun:

• first day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp ➜ 終鳴日

noun:

• last day (in the year) that a particular species of bird or insect, etc. sing or chirp ➜ 初鳴日

noun:

• homeroom; form room; form class ➜ ホームルーム
• home run - Baseball term ➜ ホームラン
• human resources ➜ ヒューマンリソース
• heart rate
• house of representatives

adverb:

• even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is ➜ 唯でさえ

expression / noun:

• mutual use of company facilities (e.g. rail tracks for through service, airport facilities, code-sharing, etc.)

noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

• (approximate) time; around; about; toward - ごろ when used as a suffix
• suitable time (or condition) ➜ 食べ頃
• time of year; season

noun / ~する noun:

• collecting; accumulating; gathering
• collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
• garbage collection; waste collection

noun:

• sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
• rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) ［はちす］ ➜ 木槿

noun:

• Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island) ➜ 琉球
• Okinawa (city)

noun:

• formality; social rules
• social status; social standing
• amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo) - usu. きゃくしき - archaism ➜ 律令

noun:

• (being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal - four character idiom

noun:

• false start of a bout - Sumo term
• backsies (called when taking back a move in a game)

noun:

• the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism - four character idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind - idiom

adjectival noun / ~の noun / suffix:

• -phil; -phile; enthusiast (for); love (of)
• being attractive (to); to tend to be liked (by)